Chapter 123: Implanting a legendary entry?
Yu Cang subconsciously clicked on the entry recorder and started the entry extraction.
As expected, a countdown of one day appeared on it. It seems that a legendary event will be released here.
Cheng Mingye's gaze fell, lingered on Qi'er for a moment, and then turned and left.
"Come on, follow me."
Hearing this, Yu Cang withdrew his gaze from the entry recorder and hurried to catch up.
"Brother, I'm a little scared..." Qi'er pulled Yu Cang's arm and spoke timidly.
"It's okay, I'll always be here." Yu Cang gently patted the girl's hand.
As Cheng Mingye walked towards a certain direction, a row of soul card doors there slid down in an orderly manner. When Cheng Mingye walked in front of it, the moving soul card doors happened to stop. He then stepped forward and entered the door in front of him.
After Yu Cang followed in, the scenery in front of him quickly disappeared, and white light enveloped his vision. After a moment, his vision was restored.
What appeared before my eyes was an ordinary laboratory. The floor and walls were made of white metal. There was a separate room in front with a huge piece of glass on it.
"Teacher, I brought the person back."
Squeak...
The sound of a wheelchair turning came from the side. Yu Cang looked and saw an old man sitting in a metal wheelchair driving towards them. He looked in good spirits, and there was no trace of gray in his hair. However, the trouser legs of his lower body were dry and shriveled. Obviously, the old man had no legs.
He looked Yu Cang up and down, and after a moment, he suddenly smiled.
"Are you Yu Cang?"
"Yes, I am." Yu Cang nodded.
Cheng Mingye also spoke at the right time to introduce: "This is my mentor, you can call him Dr. Ji."
"Hello, Dr. Ji."
Cheng Mingye did not mention Dr. Ji's full name and position, and Yu Cang did not ask any further questions.
I guess people working in this place should keep this information confidential...
Dr. Ji waved his hand: "Come, come here, let me see."
Yu Cang walked forward as he was told. Dr. Ji picked up Yu Cang's hand. Without him making any movement, Yu Cang suddenly felt a burning sensation on the back of his hand. Then, a cluster of strange patterns like blood vessels suddenly appeared under his skin, and they even kept wriggling and surging as if they had life.
Dr. Ji raised his brows slightly, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "This curse is the connection between you and that girl... Humph, the caster of the curse is quite cruel."
Dr. Ji put his hand down and seemed to glance at Qi'er before saying, "For me, this curse is not difficult to remove. It just takes a while, probably one or two months. By then, you and the girl won't need to be together all the time. What do you think?"
Yu Cang's expression changed slightly, but he did not rush to agree. Instead, he asked, "Then, will there be any sequelae?"
"For you, no." The wheelchair turned and sent Dr. Ji to the control console. "However, this girl may have dementia..."
Qi'er's palms tightened, but before she could react, she heard Yu Cang speak without hesitation:
"Then forget it."
"Oh?" Dr. Ji turned around. "Think carefully. No matter how strong or weak, formed or not, a banned card, as long as it's connected to you, it will constantly erode your soul energy well, lowering the upper limit of your Soul Card Master level. In serious cases, it will damage your spirit and even endanger your life."
"It doesn't matter." Yu Cang still didn't hesitate, "Forget this method, I will find a better way."
Hearing this, Dr. Ji was stunned.
"Interesting." He took off his glasses. "This kind of thing isn't something you can do just by thinking about it."
"Everything depends on human effort."
"Good, you're ambitious." Dr. Ji smiled. "How about this? After graduation, do you want to work at the Intake Bureau? In the outside world, you won't have access to any information about banned cards, and you won't be able to do what you said."
"...Thank you for your kindness, but forget it."
I haven't seen Cheng Mingye for more than ten years since he left when he was a child. It can be seen that the treatment bureau must have very strict control over its employees.
Once I join the treatment bureau, I'm afraid I won't be able to leave here, and I definitely can't even think about going to the real dragon's death place.
"I see." Dr. Ji's smile faded slightly. "...Yu Cang, before you came here, I read your information. There's no doubt that you're a genius. But talent can't solve everything. I need to tell you, if what you just said is not casual, then all your study and research on banned cards must be completed at the Intake Bureau!"
Dr. Ji's tone turned completely serious. "The knowledge of the forbidden cards is chaotic and disorganized. One wrong step can lead to eternal damnation. Your talent allows you to easily gain countless inspirations, but because of this, your chances of going astray are countless times higher than others, and the dangers you could bring are even greater! If you still hold on to this idea and refuse to join the Institution... I may not be able to let you leave, Yu Cang."
Yu Cang: "..."
He didn't expect the old man to react so strongly.
However, he also understood Dr. Ji's considerations.
"You misunderstood, Dr. Ji," Yu Cang explained. "It's just that I still have things I need to do. Don't worry, I care deeply about Qi'er's affairs. Even if you don't tell me, I might have to bother you more often in the future."
"Huh? What's the matter?" Dr. Ji frowned slightly.
"...I need to go into the real dragon's death zone."
Dr. Ji was silent for a moment: "Are you sure you're not making this up to trick me?"
Yu Cang was about to explain when Cheng Mingye said, "Teacher, I can vouch for Yu Cang."
Dr. Ji frowned even deeper, but after looking at Cheng Mingye's serious expression and thinking for a moment, he nodded: "Okay, I will always pay attention to you, Yu Cang."
Yu Cang breathed a sigh of relief.
This old man put a lot of pressure on himself. Yu Cang knew that his strength was definitely far beyond his own.
If he wants to keep me here, I will definitely be out of options.
Fortunately, it seems that there is no big problem now.
“…Mingye, let’s start the test.” The old man turned around.
"yes."
When Cheng Mingye passed by Yu Cang, he patted his shoulder. Yu Cang turned around and found that he was smiling at him.
The smile was fleeting, and he immediately put on a serious expression and said to Qi'er, "Come with me."
The girl raised her head and looked at Yu Cang. Seeing that he also gave her an encouraging look, she felt a little relieved.
She secretly encouraged herself.
Come on! You can do it!
…
Yu Cang came to Dr. Ji's side and looked at the huge glass window in front of him.
In the pure white small room in front of him, the girl was sitting on a chair somewhat awkwardly. Next to her, Cheng Mingye was fixing some instruments that Yu Cang was unfamiliar with on the girl's body.
"...How to test it?" Yu Cang couldn't help but ask.
"Don't worry, there's no danger to her." Dr. Ji stared at the computer beside him. "Today, the best we can do is to find out what the girl's specific abilities are. We can't do more than that. There's not enough time."
"That's good..." Yu Cang breathed a sigh of relief.
Looking at the data flashing on the computer, Dr. Ji suddenly said, "Yu Cang, I suggest you not to invest too much emotion in this girl."
“…”
"I know you must feel that she's just a little girl and shouldn't have to endure this. But unfortunately, the card ban is irreversible. Even if the girl's condition can be stabilized in the next few years, it will inevitably get out of control in the end. It's wise to make a decision early."
"Maybe." Yu Cang did not refute Dr. Ji.
Seeing Yu Cang's attitude, Dr. Ji knew that his words probably had no effect at all.
He could only sigh and said into the headset: "Mingye, let's start."
Buzz...
The sound of some machine running was heard in the room. Cheng Mingye pressed a few buttons on the machine on the girl's head, then stepped back slightly.
A moment later, some strange patterns began to pass in front of the computer in front of Dr. Ji. They seemed to be some kind of soul card patterns, but Yu Cang had never seen any of them before, and could not understand the meaning of them with his existing knowledge.
But Dr. Ji's frown deepened.
"...Another new way of drawing banned cards, alas." Dr. Ji shook his head.
Yu Cang quickly asked, "What's the result?"
"The way this card is drawn is very strange, but its ability is not difficult to understand." Dr. Ji put his hands together on his thighs and gently flipped his thumbs. "Her main ability is that she can ignore all conditions and directly absorb the soul energy from the soul energy well of a soul card master. If she is finally completed, it should be possible to absorb multiple targets simultaneously within a fairly large range."
"Is that so?" Yu Cang nodded. This was similar to his initial guess.
A...very naughty ability.
"However, it's not that simple." Dr. Ji sighed. "From what we can see so far, the girl's absorption ability has no upper limit. She can even break through the limitations of the soul energy well to a certain extent. In other words, even if the soul energy well of the target is empty, the girl can still absorb it. At this time, what she absorbs is the mental power in the mind of the soul card master..."
"This..." Yu Cang hissed.
Doesn't this mean that Qi'er can suck a person to death directly?
The rate at which the Soul Energy Well converts mental power into soul energy has an upper limit, and it will not be very fast. However, Qi'er's ability does not care about this. As long as it takes effect, it can convert all of a person's mental power into soul energy in a very short time, which is extremely cruel.
Dr. Ji pondered for a moment and said, "...her abilities should be more than these. There are still many things about these soul card patterns that I don't understand. Let's stop here for today. I'll go back and study them thoroughly and then call you over."
Yu Cang took a deep breath: "Okay."
Just as Dr. Ji was about to call Cheng Mingye out, a voice suddenly came from the headset: "Teacher, let's do some ability tests first."
Dr. Ji frowned: "What's the reason?"
"Teacher, have you forgotten? The armaments overhaul will begin in a week, and many important figures will be on site. The girl's current abilities are already extremely dangerous, so we should conduct some safety tests first."
"...Okay, I'll go get the experimental materials now..."
"No need." Cheng Mingye walked to the glass wall and smiled. "I'll be the experimental material—this is a serious matter, and I need...personal experience."
Dr. Ji was silent for a moment: "Okay, start preparing."
Hearing this, Cheng Mingye's smile widened. He turned around and came to Qi'er.
With his back to the glass wall, Cheng Mingye's expression quickly disappeared. He said, "Come on, use your ability on me... I know you've been patient for a long time, right?"
"Qi'er didn't..."
"Don't worry." Cheng Mingye stretched out his hand and placed it on the instrument on the girl's head. There was an inexplicable temptation in his words. "Use your abilities here. No one will blame you... Come on, this is also part of the test."
"Okay then." Qi'er took a deep breath. "It might be a little painful, please bear with it..."
The girl stretched out her hand, and dark lines began to spread across her face, even spreading through her skin and seeping into her eyes.
At the same time, Cheng Mingye felt a pain in his head, and then the soul energy in the soul energy well quickly disappeared out of thin air. In just a blink of an eye, it was empty!
His expression remained unchanged: "Continue."
However, outside the room, Dr. Ji looked at the crazy and skyrocketing readings on the computer, frowned, and shouted softly: "Mingye, you have reached your limit!"
"Not yet." Cheng Mingye looked at Qi'er, who was about to stop, and took out a soul card from his pocket. A few inexplicable lights flashed in his eyes, and he said softly: "Continue, let me see your true nature..."
A light appeared on the soul card, and Qi'er's body trembled. She closed her eyes, her hands trembled a little, but she still increased the output of her abilities.
The function of the soul card in Cheng Mingye's hand is very simple, which is to increase the chance of the banned card's ability getting out of control.
Those banned cards that are forged with life generally have their own consciousness. They may be able to control themselves in normal times and behave like ordinary people, but once they use their abilities, there is a chance that they will lose control at any time, be dominated by various desires, and even backfire on the user!
This soul card can stimulate the desire deep in the consciousness of the banned card to the greatest extent. Basically, a powder keg like the banned card that explodes at the slightest touch cannot resist this ability.
For a moment, the spiritual sea under Cheng Mingye's soul energy well began to boil, and countless spiritual powers were roughly pulled into the soul energy well, and then transformed into pure soul energy and flowed to Qi'er. The severe pain made Cheng Mingye's eyeballs instantly covered with bloodshot, but he did not blink, staring straight at the girl in front of him.
Dr. Ji slammed the table and said, "Enough, stop!"
However, Cheng Mingye turned off the headset, and the sound was immediately blocked. The soul card in his hand glowed even brighter, and the severe pain made his expression slightly distorted: "Go on, kid, can't you bear it anymore and want to kill me? Come on, no one will blame you, you just need to increase your power a little bit... Uh?"
Cheng Mingye was stunned.
The stinging pain in my head disappeared in an instant.
Instead, there was a warm current.
Qi'er suddenly held Cheng Mingye's hand, and a stream of pure soul energy flowed into Cheng Mingye's mind, quickly filling up his soul energy well. Even after it was filled, it was reversed and transformed into mental power to heal his recent injuries.
Cheng Mingye frowned: "You still have this ability... Wait!"
He pulled his hand away and took a few steps back. "The amount of soul energy is wrong... Are you transferring your spiritual power to me? Why?"
Qi'er opened his eyes, and the purple gradually faded from his eyes. Cheng Mingye then realized that Qi'er's eyes never had the madness and hysteria that existed in the eyes of other banned cards.
"I promised my brother that I wouldn't use my abilities to hurt others..." The girl seemed a little tired, but she still stretched out her hand, "I'm sorry, I hurt you... Qi'er will heal you right away..."
Cheng Mingye's expression changed slightly, and an inexplicable look flashed in his eyes.
Why is it different from other banned cards?
Bang!
The door suddenly opened, and Yu Cang rushed in, hugging Qi'er: "How are you?"
"I'm fine, brother..."
Yu Cang frowned and looked at Cheng Mingye: "What are you doing? Didn't Dr. Ji tell you to stop?"
He was really finding it increasingly difficult to understand Cheng Mingye.
What is this, suicide?
Cheng Mingye's eyes were still bloodshot, but when he saw Yu Cang's questioning eyes and Qi'er who was hugging Yu Cang tightly and seemed to have fallen asleep, he raised his brows.
"...Forget it, I'm the one who made a fool of myself." Cheng Mingye waved his hand, "Take her away, I can't force her true nature for the time being."
“…” Yu Cang frowned, but said nothing. He picked up Qi’er and walked out of the room.
On the side, Dr. Ji said, "Is there another ability that can grant soul energy to others? So this part of the pattern means this... Haha, it's an interesting idea. It doesn't seem like a banned card anymore."
"...Is she okay?" Yu Cang looked at Qi'er who was sleeping in his arms with some concern.
"It's okay, it's normal." Dr. Ji glanced at the readings on another computer. "It's just overuse of your abilities. You'll be back to normal after a short rest. This side effect can be eliminated with training."
"That's good." Yu Cang breathed a sigh of relief, "Can I leave now?"
"It's okay now." Dr. Ji nodded.
"Wait." Cheng Mingye came out, "And Ye Lai, I have to figure it out too..."
"That's enough." Yu Cang frowned. "Ye Lai is my partner. He has no obligation to cooperate with your inspection."
Dr. Ji also looked a little unhappy: "Ye Lai is not a banned card. Ming Ye, this is not within our scope of responsibility."
“…Okay.” Cheng Mingye opened his mouth, but finally gave up.
"I'm leaving first." Yu Cang turned and left.
The door of Hun Ka opened and closed again, and only Dr. Ji and Cheng Mingye were left in the laboratory.
Dr. Ji's eyes fell on the data on the computer beside him. After a long silence, he said, "Mingye, give me an explanation."
"...I must personally confirm that the banned card will definitely not harm Yu Cang." Cheng Mingye tidied his clothes.
"Then why not just find a random death row inmate to conduct the experiment?"
"That's different." Cheng Mingye shook his head. "Instruments can sometimes deceive people, and banned cards can sometimes deceive instruments, but my feelings won't deceive me, and I won't be deceived."
Now it seems that the banned card called Qi'er is indeed a little different.
In his past career, he had seen too many banned cards with amazing acting skills, but no matter who they were, as long as they were banned cards, their true colors would be revealed in the end, without exception.
The only difference is the type and degree of stimulation.
Although Qi'er's performance surprised him, he trusted the knowledge in his head more. He believed that Qi'er was just pretending now.
There are many banned cards that can survive this round of stimulation, but when faced with some much lighter stimulation, they will still reveal their true nature uncontrollably. He just hasn't found the "switch" that makes Qi'er lose control.
Although this seems like malicious inducement, it is actually different. The nature of the banned card will not disappear just because you do not deliberately induce it. If the risk is not eliminated as soon as possible, once the nature is revealed due to some accidents, you will not be able to control it with your own consciousness.
When dealing with banned cards, the last emotion you need is pity.
"Nonsense!" Dr. Ji slammed the table. "If the chess piece gets out of control, you'll really die! The knowledge in your head is much more important than a banned card!"
"Teacher, you underestimate me too much. I won't die so easily. Besides, the bureau doesn't need a senior researcher like me. What's more, my contributions are more than enough to offset the knowledge they taught me."
"You kid..." Dr. Ji pointed at Cheng Mingye, "...Since you care so much about Yu Cang, why didn't you speak up when he was expelled from the Imperial Capital? As long as you speak up, I still have a say in the Imperial Capital."
"I only care about his safety." Cheng Mingye straightened his slightly wrinkled white coat, raised his head, and a smile appeared in his bloodshot eyes. "As for the rest... Even if Yu Cang begs on the street, I don't care - I believe that this little setback will not defeat him. All his experiences will make him more perfect in the end!"
"You..." Dr. Ji rubbed his brows with a headache. "I'll make an appointment for you with Dr. Li later. Your psychological counseling sessions will be increased to three times next week... What are you still standing here for? This is violating lab rules. Get out of here immediately and give me an 8,000-word self-criticism tonight!"
"knew."
…
Yu Cang came to the "hall" of the treatment bureau.
He is a little speechless now.
Cheng Mingye was safe and sound along the way and didn't cause any trouble to him. He thought that this guy's bad temper had finally disappeared.
Unexpectedly, this guy's actions are even more confusing.
If he really died at Qi'er's hands, then fine, no matter what he thought, Qi'er would have to stay here, and there was an 80% chance that his ending wouldn't be good.
Fortunately, Qi'er withstood the test.
Yu Cang rubbed the girl's head and looked at her frowning brows while she was sleeping, and couldn't help feeling a little distressed.
"Forget it, let's go out first."
The entry extraction has not been completed yet, but it doesn't matter. Although he can't stay here overnight, he will definitely come to the treatment center many times in the future, which should be enough time to complete the extraction.
During this period of time, he could not extract any other entries.
At this moment, for some reason, he suddenly had an idea and took out an epic blank soul card and took a look at the implantation success rate of the entry next to it.
etc……
How come the implantation success rate of [Plunder and Give] is 2.1%?
Although it is still not high, it has increased by more than twenty times compared to before!
Is there something special about this space...
Yu Cang took out his other soul cards and tried them one by one. Finally, he found that the success rate was 5% on the individual reactive armor.
This is already a very promising number.
Yu Cang quickly looked through the entry library, selected a formula with a success rate of up to 8%, and tried to implant it - but failed.
normal.
Yu Cang breathed a sigh of relief.
Just do it again tomorrow.
Behind him, a soul card door was opened. Yu Cang's face changed. Knowing that Cheng Mingye was about to come out, he hurried out.
I don't want to meet this guy anymore.
(End of this chapter)
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